Margarita Davtyan

Affiliated media: Meganews.am, Correspondent

Incident date: August 25, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On 25 August, verbal altercations broke out in the National Assembly, which soon escalated into a mass brawl between deputies of the ruling and opposition parties. Security officers stormed the press box and forcibly removed journalists and videographers from the premises, demanding that they stop filming. Media representatives were prevent from entering the parliament meeting hall.